Discouraged!!!!

[Gracious 3]

Here goes I got banded on 12/29/2011 and I'm only down 30 pounds. I have had two fills and dont feel much restriction. i joined my fitness pal about two months ago to track my calories and I havent gone over 1200 in any given day, some days I dont even consume 1000 cals. I started working out at home in the beginning but now for the past month I have been at the gym 3-4 times a weeks doing at least 1 hour of cardio. i am not sure if I am expecring too much too sson, but the scale has'nt moved in three weeks, im bouncing around between 205 and 203, just cant see ro get under that two point mark....

Anyone out there in my situation please talk to me!!!! All banders welcomed in........

[andrea0121 28]

Hi. I was banded 12/8/2010 and I'm only down 59 lbs........

You've not been banded 3 months, so you're losing on average at least 2 lbs a week. If you ask me, that's great weight loss. I'm not sure what you were expecting, but I'd be tickled pink if that were me!

[1shauna1 129]

As Andrea says, you've lost 30 lbs in three months. That's great!

[tammyg1969 7]

I understand your frustration...Even tho I haven't got the band yet (I go in tomorrow WOO HOO) I've been on the pre op diet for 2 weeks perfectly and haven't lost a pound. So frustrating...But if the other banders are saying your doing good, then you must be. I'd be like you and think it wasn't coming off fast enough because I'm super impatient. But now I know reading these posts that 30 lbs in 3 months is good...Good luck you doing fine, keep up the good work!!

[highland 168]

You are way over the average in pounds lost. Be happy. The scale cannot and will not go down every single day!!

[rachelcummings 2]

I was also banded 12-29-11 and I'm only down 11 pounds. I'm very frustrated but I'm not having to lose much. My thing is just making the right food choices.

[FoxxieBrown 1]

Try a laxative, let me know if it works.

[Lydia Levy Perez 19]

I laughed about the laxative. I think almost every bander can say they've had a touch of the Constipation along the way.. I said to my friend at the gym the other day... "It' truly is a sad situation when having a formed bowel movement becomes the highlight of one's day. " But I certainly relate. I think sometimes our bodies just hold on to what we eat... until we win the power stuggle.. Be patient, do what you're doing... and the scale will finally show your effort.

Banded February 9, 2012... Down 25 pounds just plain old dieting with no restriction in the band... can hardly wait to know what a fill feels like.. so far I can eat just about anything I want to and it all goes down just like any other day pre-band. I have a scar on my tummy and a port I can feel.. .but I haven't had a lick of help yet from this procedure.... but there is no other choice than to wait this out.. so I am patient.. patient to get some help from this band, to see the scale move downwards.. and yes to have a formed BM.

[KristyT 16]

I feel your pain, but to me you are doing great, I would love to see 30 lb weight loss in 3 months, I was seen in december of 2010 and was 272, I had to go to my primary dr for 6 months with supervised diet which I did and got down to 254 in august of 2011, I did preop diet for one week and lost 5 lbs putting me at 249 day of my surgery which was aug. 31 2011, thats 6 1/2 months ago and I am down to 229. I cant seem to budge, I eat so much less than i did before but nothing seems to happen. one week i weigh 229, then i weigh 233 then back down to 230 then to 229 its like a yo yo. I have had 4 fills with a total of 6 cc in my band and i have restriction. I dont pb much and I dont eat much but something is not working for me. it is hard to read these post and blogs sometimes and see the ones that have lost 80 lbs in 4 months, I know we are not suppose to compare ourselves but it makes me sad sometimes. guess we should be happy with the weight loss we have and not worry about what we havent lost yet. good luck

[Maddy1 55]

OK, here's want happened to me this week. Last Friday I got my third fill. Since surgery have had no restriction and could pretty much eat whatever I wanted but usually only about 1/2 of what I used to do. First 48 hrs after fill, still didn't feel any different. Then Monday evening, something felt different. On Tuesday, I noticed that after a few bites, it felt like my meal was starting to back up in my esophagus. I stopped eating and hours went buy and the feeling of over fullness dissapated but I wasn't hungry for hours. This morning, I decided to try a Protein Shake and I guess I blended up alot of ice (it was thick like a milkshake) and it took me a good half hour just to drink it. I texted someone from my support group and shared what I was feeling and she said that was restriction and my "soft sign" to stop eating. I guess I was waiting and analyzing my feelings so long that I got there and didn't realize it at first. I was so excited and have been very careful today with what and how much I ate. I am so anxious to see if it moves me past that "plateau" you are all talking about. I got a 1 cc fill which brought me up to 4.5 cc.

[123crod 170]

You are doing good. Some people lose slower than others. Could be foods you eat, meds, age, activity level we are all different. Remember you are moving down instead of up on the scale. YOU CAN DO IT JUST HANG IN THERE!!!

Cheri

[cher594 0]

As I am reading posts I am getting discouragef

[cher594 0]

I am reading where people got lapband months ago and only lost few pounds i am expecting to loose a lot am I being delusional

[shakey88 37]

It works differently for everyone. You will not know until you have the band. I am doing well 9 months and down 110 pounds with no fills, but I work out about 2 hours a day, but that will not work for everyone.

I am reading where people got lapband months ago and only lost few pounds i am expecting to loose a lot am I being delusional

[Diva817 2]

To me you are doing great. I was banded a month befor you on November 17th. I had my aftercare appointment and so far I'm only down 24.6lbs. I truly understand how you feel, they say I'm getting good restriction so no fill today. So far 5cc in a 10cc AP band.